bza014
爾時有陀驃比丘──力士之子。世尊于時勅陀驃比丘料理僧事。陀驃比丘奉命典知。後於一時有一比丘，名彌多求，於眾僧次應當受請。陀驃 * 爾時即依僧次遣彌多求比丘應請詣彼。值彼設供，飲食麁澁。如是再三。私自惆悵，生大苦惱，向其姊妹彌多羅比丘尼說：
「陀驃所差因緣，每得麁澁，苦惱於我！」
即語彌多羅比丘尼言：
「姊妹！陀驃比丘三以惡食苦惱於我！而汝今者寧不為我設諸方便，報彼怨耶？」
彌多羅比丘尼言：
「我當云何能得相佐？」
彌多求比丘言：
「為汝計者。汝往佛所言： 『陀驃比丘先於我所作非梵行。』 我當證言： 『實爾，實爾。』 」
彌多羅比丘尼言：
「我當云何於淨戒人而作毀謗？」
彌多求言：
「姊妹！汝若不能為我作此事者，我自今後更復不能與汝言語。」
比丘尼言：
「汝意必爾，我當從汝。」
彌多求比丘言：
「姊妹！我今先去，汝可後來。」
* 彌多比丘往至佛所，禮佛足已，在一面坐。彌多羅比丘尼復詣佛所，禮佛足已，在一面立，白佛言：
「世尊！云何陀驃──力士子──乃於我所作非梵行？」
彌多求比丘言：
「實爾，世尊！」
時陀驃比丘在大眾中。佛告陀驃比丘言：
「聞是語不？」
爾時陀驃比丘白佛言：
「世尊！佛自知我！」
佛告陀驃：
「汝今不應作如是語。若作是事，汝當言 『憶』 ；若不作者，當言 『不憶』 。」
即白佛言：
「世尊！我實不憶有如此事！」
時羅睺羅白佛言：
「世尊！此陀驃比丘共彌多羅比丘尼作非梵行。彌多求比丘證言： 『我見陀驃比丘於彌多羅比丘尼所作非梵行。』 陀驃比丘欲何所道？」
佛告羅睺羅：
「若彼彌多羅比丘尼誣謗於汝言： 『羅睺羅今於我所作非梵行。』 彌多求比丘亦復證言： 『我實見羅睺羅於彼彌多羅比丘尼所作非梵行。』 汝何所道？」
羅睺羅白佛言：
「世尊！我若被誣，唯言 『婆伽婆自證知我！』 」
佛告羅睺羅：
「汝尚知爾，況彼清淨、無有所犯，而當不知作如是語。」
佛告諸比丘：
「汝等可為陀驃比丘作憶念羯磨。彌多羅比丘尼以自言故，為作滅擯。」
爾時諸比丘受佛勅已，於彌多求比丘苦切撿挍，語彌多求比丘言：
「陀驃比丘共彌多羅比丘尼作非梵行，為何處見？為獨見耶，為共人見？」
如是責問，彌多求比丘不能得對，方言誣 * 謗：
「陀驃比丘先於僧次差我受請，三得麁食。我今實以貪、瞋、癡故，而生此謗。」
爾時世尊出於靜室，在眾僧前敷座而坐。諸比丘等白佛言：
「世尊！已為陀驃比丘作憶念羯磨。復為彌多羅比丘尼作滅擯竟已。為問彌多求，知其虛謗！」
爾時世尊即說偈言：
「若成就一切 所謂虛妄語
則為棄後世 無惡而不造
寧當以此身 吞食熱鐵丸
不以破戒身 而受淨信施」
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Mettiya and Mettiyā slander Dabba
Translation of BZA 014. First version published in Buddhist Studies Review vol. 23-1 (2006).
Thus have I heard, once, the Buddha was staying in Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove of Jialantuo.
At that time there was the monk Dabba Mallaputta. When the World-honored One put him in charge of provisions and lodgings, Dabba, having received the order, served as manager . One time, later, it was the turn of a monk called Mettiya to receive an invitation [from a donor], according to the order among the monks. According to the order among the monks, Dabba sent Mettiya to partake of the food at the donor’s place. When Mettiya went there, however, the food was awful. After this had happened three times, Mettiya felt extremely sorry for himself and consequently was greatly distressed. He told his sister, the nun Mettiyā: ‘Whenever Dabba sends me [to a meal], every time I get awful food! What misery!’. And he said to the nun Mettiyā: ‘Sister, Dabba has bothered me thrice with bad food. Couldn’t you now use some ‘skillful means’ to revenge my anger?’. Mettiyā said: ‘But how could I help you?’. The monk Mettiya: ‘I have a plan. Go to the Buddha and say: “Dabba once sexually harassed me”. And I will bear witness and say: “It’s true, it is true’’. The nun Mettiyā said: ‘But wouldn’t it be slander to accuse someone who has kept his precepts purely?’. Thereupon Mettiya: ‘Sister! If you don’t do this for me, then from now on I won’t speak to you again anymore’. The nun said: ‘If you insist, I will do as you say’. The monk Mettiya: ‘Sister, let me go first, you follow later’.
Mettiya went to the Buddha and, having paid homage to his feet, sat to one side. Then the nun Mettiyā came to the Buddha and, having paid homage to his feet, stood to one side and said: ‘World-honored One! How comes it that Dabba Mallaputta has sexually harassed me?’. And the monk Mettiya: ‘It is true! World-honored One!’.
At that time the monk Dabba was among those present. The Buddha asked him: ‘Did you hear this?’. And Dabba answered: ‘World-honored One! The Buddha knows me’. The Buddha said: ‘In this case you can not say it like this. If you have done it you should say: “I remember”; if you have not done it, you should say: “I do not remember’’’. He answered the Buddha: ‘World-honored One! I truly do not remember this’.
Here Rāhula said: ‘World-honored One! This monk Dabba has sexually harassed the nun Mettiyā and the monk Mettiya bore witness saying ‘I have seen how Dabba sexually harassed Mettiyā’. What [else] is Dabba supposed to say?’ . The Buddha said: ‘If you were slandered by the nun Mettiyā, if she would say: “Rāhula has sexually harassed me” and the monk Mettiya had also testified: “I have seen how Rāhula sexually harassed Mettiyā”. What would you say?’. Rāhula answered: ‘World-honored One! If I had been slandered I would only have said: “The Bhagavant knows me, he himself is witness [to my innocence]’’’. The Buddha said: ‘Even you know this, how could Dabba, pure and innocent, fail to say so’.
The Buddha told the monks: ‘You can recite the vinaya together with Dabba. The nun Mettiyā has been undone by her own words’.
The monks having received the Buddha’s order, sternly interrogated Mettiya: ‘Where have you seen Dabba harassing Mettiyā? Have you alone seen it, or were others with you?’. When put to question in this way, Mettiya could not reply. Only then he conceded his slander: ‘When Dabba sent me to receive the donors’ invitation, three times I have received spoiled food! Out of greed, hatred and ignorance I have slandered him’.
When [later] the World-honored One emerged from his silent abode and sat on the prepared seat in front of the assembled monks, the monks told him:
‘World-honored One! We already have recited the vinaya with Dabba and expelled Mettiyā. Through interrogating Mettiya we have learned that Dabba was falsely accused’.
There the Buddha spoke this verse:
Someone whose accomplishments / are all merely lies //
has abandoned his future / there is no evil that he will not do. //
One should rather with this body / swallow a hot iron ball //
than having broken the precepts / accept the offerings made in pure faith. //
When Buddha had finished, the monks, having listened to what he had said, were happy and practised accordingly.
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時有陀驃──摩羅子──，舊住王舍城，典知眾僧飲食、床座，隨次差請，不令越次。時有慈、地比丘，頻三過次，得麤食處，食時辛苦，作是念：
「怪哉，大苦！陀驃摩羅子比丘有情故，以麤食惱我，令我食時極苦。我當云何為其作不饒益事？」
時慈、地比丘有姊妹比丘尼，名蜜多羅，住王舍城王園比丘尼眾中。蜜多羅比丘尼來詣慈、地比丘，稽首禮足，於一面住。慈、地比丘不顧眄，不與語。蜜多羅比丘尼語慈、地比丘：
「阿梨！何故不見顧眄，不共言語？」
慈、地比丘言：
「陀驃摩羅子比丘數以麤食惱我，令我食時極苦。汝復棄我！」
比丘尼言：
「當如何？」
慈、地比丘言：
「汝可至世尊所，白言： 『世尊！陀驃摩羅子比丘非法不類，共我作非梵行，波羅夷罪。』 我當證言： 『如是，世尊！如妹所說。』 」
比丘尼言：
「阿梨！我當云何於梵行比丘所以波羅夷謗？」
慈、地比丘言：
「汝若不如是者，我與汝絕，不復來往言語，共相瞻視！」
時比丘尼須臾默念，而作是言：
「阿梨！欲令我爾，當從其教！」
慈、地比丘言：
「汝且待我先至世尊所，汝隨後來。」
時慈、地比丘即往稽首，禮世尊足，退住一面。蜜多羅比丘尼即隨後至，稽首佛足，退住一面，白佛言：
「世尊！一何不善不類陀驃──摩羅子──於我所作非梵行，波羅夷罪？」
慈、地比丘復白佛言：
「如妹所說，我先亦知。」
爾時陀驃摩羅子比丘即在彼大眾中。爾時世尊告陀驃摩羅子比丘：
「汝聞此語不？」
陀驃摩羅子比丘言：
「已聞，世尊！」
佛告陀驃摩羅子比丘：
「汝今云何？」
陀驃──摩羅子──白佛：
「如世尊所知，如善逝所知。」
佛告陀驃──摩羅子──：
「汝言 『如世尊所知』 ，今非是時。汝今憶念，當言『憶念』；不憶念，當言『不憶念』。」
陀驃──摩羅子──言：
「我不自憶念。」
爾時尊者羅睺羅住於佛後，執扇扇佛，白佛言：
「世尊！不善不類是比丘尼言： 『尊者陀驃──摩羅子──共我作非梵行。』 慈、地比丘言： 『如是，世尊！我先已知，如妹所說。』 」
佛告羅睺羅：
「我今問汝，隨意答我。若蜜多羅比丘尼來語我言： 『世尊！不善不類羅睺羅共我作非梵行，波羅夷罪。』 慈、地比丘復白我言： 『如是，世尊！如妹所說，我先亦知者。』 汝當云何？」
羅睺羅白佛：
「世尊！我若憶念，當言『憶念』；不憶念，當言『不憶念』。」
佛言：
「羅睺羅！愚癡人汝尚得作此語，陀驃摩羅子清淨比丘何以不得作如是語？」
爾時世尊告諸比丘：
「於陀驃摩羅子比丘當憶念，蜜多羅比丘尼當以自言滅 ，慈、地比丘──僧當極善呵諫教誡： 『汝云何見？何處見？汝何因往見？』 」
世尊如是教已，從座起，入室坐。爾時諸比丘於陀驃摩羅子比丘憶念，蜜多羅比丘尼與自言滅，慈、地比丘極善呵諫教誡言：
「汝云何見？何處見？何因往見？」
如是諫時，彼作是言：
「彼陀驃──摩羅子──不作非梵行，不犯波羅夷。然陀驃摩羅子比丘三以麤惡食恐怖，令我食時辛苦。我於陀驃摩羅子比丘愛、恚、癡、怖，故作是說。然陀驃──摩羅子──清淨無罪。」
爾時世尊晡時從禪覺，至大眾前敷座而坐。諸比丘白佛言：
「世尊！我等於陀驃摩羅子比丘所憶念持，蜜多羅比丘尼與自言滅，慈、地比丘極善呵諫……（乃至）彼言： 『陀驃──摩羅子──清淨無罪。』 」
爾時世尊告諸比丘：
「云何愚癡，以因飲食故，知而妄語？」
爾時世尊即說偈言：
「若能捨一法 知而故妄語
不計於後世 無惡而不為
寧食熱鐵丸 如熾然炭火
不以犯禁戒 而食僧信施」
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